Analysis of Bound to me
J J 1980 (NC)
I cannot think to consider the strength,
of the earth beneath my feet.
I feel as though I wander about carelessly,
and walk about casually,
as if there is nothing here of value that bears weight.
I must be dreaming for I know my worth in burden.
Individuals pass by me, but not in groups or in pairs,
but individually by pass me
as though I'm invisible, a naked shell.
How it is my eyes see them, but they don't see mine?
Shouldn't they at least see my eyes as well?
My disguise seems to wear thin,
a cloak hardly worth wearing.
Will someone, anyone even attempt to understand,
the worrisome details of this man?
I ramble on restless and lonesome.
I seclude me from myself.
A self-centered division of my character,
in the hope of preserving at least half of myself.
I too, long for the warmth of the sun,
the cool breeze beneath the summer trees.
Won't a single person help?
Why can't a single soul spare me this cold?
Must I rip open my chest?
Placing my burdens upon display.
What is my worth to such dismay?
With shades of my past left open,
still darkens the light.
I remain forged upon this throne,
unable to free me from myself.
The light upon which I strive,
shines on the part me, on the other half of myself.
I dilute sorrow,
For I see through the eyes of my shadow.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101101001 1010111 111111001100 01011000 1111101110111 1111011111010 01001111101101 101000111 11101000101 111111111111 1011111111 1011111 0110110 11101001101 010001111 110110010 101111 011001011100 001101011111 111101101 011010101 1010101 1101011111 1111011 101100101 11111101 11111110 1101 10110111 01011111 0101111 110111010111 10110 111101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,276 |
Words | 242 |
Sentences | 21 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 5, 4, 6, 5, 6, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 34 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 124 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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